Every year, we welcome students from other Australian states and New Zealand to start their study journey with us. 

If you have completed another Australian state's high school qualification, you can use your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or similar to apply for courses at UWA. 

Use the relevant subject equivalence table below, along with any specific course requirements, to help you determine if you meet the prerequisites for your chosen course at UWA.  

All students must meet UWA’s English language competence requirements. 

Australian Capital Territory 

Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 Australian Capital Territory courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.

Course equivalents

WA course    ACT equivalent
English / Literature
  • English (0110) - scaled mark 125 or above
  • World Literature - scaled mark 125 or above
English as an Additional Language/DialectEnglish as a Second Language (0130) - scaled mark 125 or above
Mathematics 2C/2D
  • Mathematical Applications (1020) - scaled mark 125 or above
  • Mathematics T (1021) - scaled mark 125 or above
Mathematics 3C/3D
  • Mathematical Methods (1013) - scaled mark 125 or above
  • Specialist Mathematics (Major/Minor) (1010) - scaled mark 125 or above
  • Specialist Mathematics (Double Major) (1010) - scaled mark 125 or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3DSpecialist Mathematics (Double Major) (1010) - scaled mark 125 or above
Chemistry 3A/3BChemistry (2020) - scaled mark 125 or above
Physics 3A/3B    Physics (2010) - scaled mark 125 or above

Notes

[1]: Specialist Mathematics (or the former Advanced Mathematics Extended [Double Major]) is equivalent to taking both Applicable Mathematics and Calculus.

  • All the above subjects must be 'T' courses (tertiary-bound) taken as a Major, a Major/Minor or a Double Major. Courses taken as a Minor only are equivalent to WA Year 11.
New South Wales

Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 New South Wales courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.

Course equivalents

WA courseNSW equivalent
English/Literature
  • English Standard (15130) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
  • English Advanced (15140) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
  • English Extension 1 (15160) - 25 or above (Band E2 or above)
  • English Extension 2 (15170) - 25 or above (Band E2 or above)
English as an Additional Language/DialectEnglish as a Second Language (15150) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
Mathematics 2C/2D
  • General Mathematics (2 unit) (15230) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
  • Mathematics (15240) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
  • Mathematics Extension 1 (15250) - 25 or above (Band E2 or above)
Mathematics 3C/3DMathematics Extension 1 (15250) - 25 or above (Band E2 or above) [1]
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3DMathematics Extension 2 (15260) - 50 or above (Band E2 or above)
Chemistry 3A/3BChemistry (15050) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
Physics 3A/3BPhysics (15330) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)

Notes

  • [1]: Mathematics Extension 1 does not include the statistics component covered in WA TEE Applicable Mathematics
  • Must be at least a 2 unit value and may be either Board Developed Courses or Board Determined Joint School / TAFE.
Northern Territory

Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 Northern Territory courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.

Course equivalents

WA courseNorthern Territory equivalent
English/Literature
  • English Studies (2END20 / 2EGS2) - C- / 10 or above
  • English Communications (2ECS20 / 2ECP2) - C- / 10 or above
English as an Additional Language/DialectEnglish as a Second Language Studies (2EGA20 / 2ESP2) - C- / 10 or above
Mathematics 2C/2DMathematical Methods (2MHD20 / 2MME2) - C- / 10 or above
Mathematics 3C/3DMathematical Studies (2MDS20 / 2MSU2) - C- / 10 or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3DSpecialist Mathematics (2MSC20 / 2MSL2) - C- / 10 or above
Chemistry 3A/3BChemistry (2CME20 / 2CHM2) - C- / 10 or above
Physics 3A/3BPhysics (2PYS20 / 2PHY2) - C- / 10 or above

Notes

  • Must be a 20 credit TAS subject (2011) or  'Publicly Examined Subject' (PES), except for English Communications which is a 'Publicly Assessed Subject' (PAS) (2008).
Queensland

Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your year 12 Queensland courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.

Your Overall Position will be converted to an equivalent ATAR automatically by WA's Tertiary Institutions Service Centre. 

WA Course    Queensland equivalent
English/Literature    
  • English (0001) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
  • English Extension Literature (0002) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Mathematics 2C/2DMathematics A (0036) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Mathematics 3C/3DMathematics B (0037) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3DMathematics C (0038) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Chemistry 3A/3BChemistry (0040) - SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Physics 3A/3BPhysics (0041) - SA (Sound Achievement) or above

Notes

Must be Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) or former Queensland Board of Secondary School Studies subjects.

South Australia

Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 South Australian or Northern Territory courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.

Course equivalents

WA courseSouth Australian equivalent
English/Literature    
  • English Studies (2END20 / 2EGS2) - C- / 10 or above
  • English Communications (2ECS20 / 2ECP2) - C- / 10 or above
English as an Additional Language/DialectEnglish as a Second Language Studies (2EGA20 / 2ESP2) - C- / 10 or above
Mathematics 2C/2DMathematical Methods (2MHD20 / 2MME2) - C- / 10 or above
Mathematics 3C/3DMathematical Studies (2MDS20 / 2MSU2) - C- / 10 or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3DSpecialist Mathematics (2MSC20 / 2MSL2) - C- / 10 or above
Chemistry 3A/3B    Chemistry (2CME20 / 2CHM2) - C- / 10 or above
Physics 3A/3B    Physics (2PYS20 / 2PHY2) - C- / 10 or above

Notes

  • Must be a 20 credit TAS subject (2011) or  'Publicly Examined Subject' (PES), except for English Communications which is a 'Publicly Assessed Subject' (PAS) (2008).
Victoria

Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 Victorian courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.

Course equivalents

WA courseVictorian equivalent
English/Literature
  • English (EN) - 25 or above
  • English Language (EG) - 25 or above
  • Literature (LI) - 25 or above
English as an Additional Language/DialectEnglish as a Second Language (EF) - 25 or above
Mathematics 3A/3BFurther Mathematics (NF) - 25 or above
Mathematics 3C/3D
  • Mathematical Methods (NK) - 25 or above
  • Mathematical Methods (CAS) (NJ) - 25 or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3DSpecialist Mathematics (NS) - 25 or above
Chemistry 3A/3BChemistry (CH) - 25 or above
Physics 3A/3BPhysics (PH) - 25 or above

Notes

Must be unit 3/4 sequences.

Tasmania

Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your year 12 Tasmanian courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.

Course equivalents

WA courseTasmanian equivalent
English/Literature
  • English Communication (ENC) - SA or above
  • English Studies (ENS) - SA or above
  • English Writing (ENW) - SA or above
English as an Additional Language/Dialect    English as a Second Language (ESL) - SA or above
Mathematics 2C/2DMathematics Applied (MTA) - SA or above
Mathematics 3C/3DMathematical Methods (MTM) - SA or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3DMathematics Specialised (MTS) - SA or above
Chemistry 3A/3B    Chemistry (CHM) - SA or above
Physics 3A/3BPhysics (PHY) - SA or above

Notes

Must be group C subjects.

New Zealand

The New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is accepted for entry to UWA. After you apply, your NCEA results will be assessed by UWA and the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre. Your NCEA results will be converted to an equivalent ATAR that will be used to assess you for entry.